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Aspire T600/AcerPower FV Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the AIPG/CSD web; for more information, please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire T600/AcerPower FV service guide. Date II Chapter Updates Copyright Copyright © 2004 by Acer Incorporated. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Disclaimer The information in this guide is subject to change without notice. Acer Incorporated makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any Acer Incorporated software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". Should the programs prove defective following their purchase, the buyer (and not Acer Incorporated, its distributor, or its dealer) assumes the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair, and any incidental or consequential damages resulting from any defect in the software. Acer is a registered trademark of Acer Corporation. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Pentium 4 and Celeron are trademarks of Intel Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. III Conventions The following conventions are used in this manual: IV Screen messages Denotes actual messages that appear on screen. NOTE Gives bits and pieces of additional information related to the current topic. WARNING Alerts you to any damage that might result from doing or not doing specific actions. CAUTION Gives precautionary measures to avoid possible hardware or software problems. IMPORTANT Reminds you to do specific actions relevant to the accomplishment of procedures. Preface Before using this information and the product it supports, please read the following general information. 1. This Service Guide provides you with all technical information relating to the BASIC CONFIGURATION decided for Acer's "global" product offering. To better fit local market requirements and enhance product competitiveness, your regional office MAY have decided to extend the functionality of a machine (e.g. add-on card, modem, or extra memory capability). These LOCALIZED FEATURES will NOT be covered in this generic service guide. In such cases, please contact your regional offices or the responsible personnel/channel to provide you with further technical details. 2. Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. If, for whatever reason, a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines. V Table of Contents Chapter 1 System Specifications 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Aspire T600 Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Aspire T600 Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Acer Power FV Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 AcerPower FV Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 System Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 MainBoard Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Hardware Specifications and Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Power Management Function (ACPI support function) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Chapter 2 System Utilities 21 Entering Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Product Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Standard CMOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Advanced BIOS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Advanced Chipset Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Integrated Peripherals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Power Mangement Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 PnP/PCI Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 PC Health Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Frequency Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Set Supervisor Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Save and Exit Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Exit Without Saving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement 40 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Disassembling the Aspire T600. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Opening the Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Removing the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Removing the CD-ROM/FDD/HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Removing the System Fan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Removing the Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Removing the TV Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Removing the Modem Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Removing the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Removing the Heatsink and CPU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Removing the MainBoard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Removing the Daughter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Disassembling the AcerPower FV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Opening the Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Removing the Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Removing the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Removing the CD-ROM, FDD and HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Removing the System Fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Removing the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 Removing the TV Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Removing the Modem Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 VII Table of Contents Removing the Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Removing the Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Removing the Heatsink and CPU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Removing the Mainboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Removing the Daughter Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 52 Power-On Self-Test (POST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 POST Error Messages List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Error Symptoms List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Undetermined Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information Checking Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Checking Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting Case Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting Optional Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 67 67 67 68 69 72 75 Aspire T600 Exploded Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 AcerPower FV Exploded Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration 78 Appendix B Test Compatible Components 79 Microsoft WinXP Home Environment Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Appendix C VIII Online Support Information 85 Chapter 1 System Specifications Overview All the new Socket-T motherboards come with a socket protector that has to be removed before you fit the CPU. This is to prevent damage to the pins inside the CPU socket before the chip is inserted. The new CPU socket is known as Socket-T and the new processors will be of LGA775 type. LGA stands forLand Grid Array and means that there are no pins on the bottom of the CPU, although there are still contact surfaces - no less 775 of them. The CPU interface has been moved to the motherboard socket and this is a way for Intel to get fewer returns in terms of damaged CPUs due to bent or broken pins. Aspire T600/AcerPower FV are versatile, high-power system, supporting Intel LGA775 CPUs. The computer uses Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) and Accelerated Graphics Port (AGP) design. This improves system efficiency and helps the system support varied multimedia and software applications. Below will introduce K5 (Aspire T600/AcerPower FV) outline : Chapter 1 T Use Intel on die VGA chipset to lower the overall platform cost T Provide the most time-to-market spec. T Support Intel 775 pin mainstream CPU up to P4 3.4GHz/FSB 800 T On Board Intel VGA performace great graphic power than previous AGP 8X T Aspire T600 will be the product name for consumer market T AcerPower FV will be the product name for commercial market 1 Features Form Factor T Expected PCB size: ATX (244*244mm) T PCB Layer : 4 Layers T Supports Inte Pentium 4 Prescott 775/FSB 533/800 NMHz T Supports Intel Celeron Prescott 775/FSB 533 MHz T CPU Socket Type with LGA 775 pins socket CPU Chipset T Northbridge: Intel 915GV T Southbridge: Intel ICH6 Memory T 4 DDR DIMM memory slots (supports up to 4GB memory) T Supports 256Mb/512Mb/1Gb DDR technologies for x8 and x16 non-ECC DDR devices T Supports dual channel DDR 400/333 DIMM T Registered DIMM not supported T Supports 2.6V DDR DIMM Slots T 1 PCI Express x1 slot T LAN on Board Realtek RTL8100C IDE Connections T Slot Type : 40 pin PATA IDE Slot T Slot Quantity : 1 T Transfer Rate support : -- PIO Mode : 0/1/2/3/4 -- ATA Mode : 33/66/100 T T Device Type Support are HDD/CD-ROM/CD-RW/DVD-ROM/Combo/DVD burner Connector Type : SATA IDE Connector T Connector Quantity : 2 T Storage Type Support is HDD FDD Connections 2 T Slot Quantity : 1 T Support 1.44MB 3.5” Devices Chapter 1 Onboard LAN T Controller : Intel ICH6 T LAN Chip : Realtek 8100C (10/100M LAN) T One RJ 45 Audio T Controller : ICH6 T Realtek ALC880 CODEC T UAJ(Universal Audio Jack) support (rear only) (with this feature users won’t have the worries about how to install speakers correctly). T Connectors Support: T Lin-In/Lin-Out (rear) T Microphone In (rear) / Microphone In (front -- default) T Headphone Out (front --default) / Headphone In (rear) All On-board Connectors T T T Chapter 1 Rear I/O Connectors T 1 PS/2 Keyboard Port, 1 PS/2 Mouse Port T 1 Parallel Port, 1 Serial Port T 1 VGA Port T 1 LAN Port T 4 USB Ports T 6 Ports Jack Support HD audio output On-board Connectors T 1 CPU Socket T 4 Memory DIMM T 1 PCI Express x1 Slot T 1 FDD Slot T 1 PATA IDE Slot T 2 SATA IDE Slots T 1 2*5 pin Intel FPIO Specification USB pin Connectors T 2 1*5 pin USB pin Connector T 1 Serial Port pin Connector T 1 Aux in 4 pin Connector (CD-ROM Audio Input) T 1 3pin or 4 pin CPU Fan Connector T 1 24pin and 4 pin ATX Interface PS3/PS2 SPS Connector T 1 2*4pin Intel FPIO Specification Power Switch/Power State LED/HDD Active LED T 1 2pin LAN Activity Monitor Connector T 2 Reserved 2pin GPIO Connector T Color Management for On Board Connector 3 Aspire T600 Front Panel No. 4 No. Description Description No. Description No. 2 Description 1 Optical Device Floppy Drive 3 Multimedia Card Reader 4 Power Button 5 Microphone Jack 6 Speaker or Headphone Jack 7 USB 2.0 Ports Chapter 1 Aspire T600 Rear Panel No. Description No. Chapter 1 Description No. Description No. Description 1 Fan Aperture 2 Printer Connector 3 RJ-45 Ethernet Connector 4 Center-Surround/Subwoofer Jack 5 Line-in Jack 6 Modem Card (Optional) 7 Power Cord Socket 8 Voltage Selector Switch 9 Ps/2 Mouse Connector 10 PS/2 Keyboard Connector 11 Serial Port 12 VGA Port 13 USB 2.0 Ports 14 Side-surround Jack 15 Rear-surround Jack 16 Microphone-in Jack 17 Line-out / Front-surround Jack 5 AcerPower FV Front Panel No. 6 No. Description Description No. No.Description Description 1 Optical Drive 2 Floppy Drive 3 Multimedia Card Reader (Optical) 4 Power Button 5 Microphone Jack 6 Speaker or Headphone Jack 7 USB 2.0 Ports 8 Indicator Chapter 1 AcerPower FV Rear Panel No. Description No. Chapter 1 Description No. Description No. Description 1 Fan Aperture 2 Printer Connector 3 RJ-45 Ethernet Connector 4 Center-Surround/Subwoofer Jack 5 Line-in Jack 6 Modem Card (optional) 7 Power Cord Socket 8 Voltage Selector Switch 9 PS/2 Mouse Connector 10 PS/2 Keyboard Connector 11 Serial Port 12 VGA Port 13 USB 2.0 Ports 14 Side-Surround Jack 15 Rear-Surround Jack 16 Microphone-In Jack 17 Line-out / Front-Surround Jack 7 System Peripherals The Aspire T600 and AcerPower FV computers consist of the system itself, and system peripherals, like a mouse, a keyboard and a set of speakers (optional). This section provides a brief description of basic system peripherals. Mouse (PS/2 or USB, Manufacturing Option) The included mouse is a standard two-button wheel mouse. Connect the mouse to the PS/2 mouse port or USB port on the back panel of the system. Keyboard (PS/2 or USB, manufacturing option) Connect the keyboard to the PS/2 keyboard port or USB port on the back panel of the system. 8 Chapter 1 Speakers Note: For systems bundled with speakers, before powering on the system, connect the speaker cable to the audio-out (external speaker) port on the back panel of the system. NOTE: Speakers are optional and the appearance might be different, depending on the actual product. Chapter 1 9 MainBoard Layout Item ATX1 10 Description Standard 24-pin ATX power connector ATX12V ATX12V power connector AUDIO1 Front panel audio header BIOS_TBL BIOS TBL jumper BIOS_WP BIOS flash protect jumper CDIN1 Primary CD-in connector/ Auxiliary Audio input connector CLR_CMOS Clear CMOS jumper COM2 Onboard serial port header CPU SOCKET LGA775 socket for Pentium 4 CPUs CPUFAN1 CPU cooling fan connector DIMM1~ DIMM4 Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM slots FDD Floppy disk drive connector F_PANEL Front Panel switch/LED header F_USB1 ~ F_USB2 Front panel USB headers IDE 1 Primary IDE connector PCI1 ~ PCI3 Three 32-bit add-on card slots PCIE PCI Express x1 slot SATA1 ~ SATA2 Two Serial ATA connectors SPK1 Speaker Header SYS_FAN System Fan Controller Chapter 1 Block Diagram y INTEL P4 Processor PSC, Tejas LGA 775 pin BW : 4.1GB/s @ FSB : 533MHz & Freq : 133MHz BW : 6.4GB/s @ FSB : 800MHz & Freq : 200MHz SIZE : Min 128MB (ONE 256Mb X 16 Single-Sided DEVICES) SIZE : Max 4GB (Four 512Mb X 8 Double-Sided DEVICES) BW : 8.5GB/s @ DDR2 :400/533MHz BW : 6.4GB/s @ DDR : 333/400MHz INTEL i915GV Analong Display RAMDAC: 400MHz Resolutions Up To 2048x1536@75Hz DDIMM1: DDR Socket 184P DDIMM2 : DDR Socket 184P 1210pin FC-BGA VGA (G only) DDIMM3: DDR Socket 184P DDIMM4 : DDR Socket 184P BW : 2GB/s (Support Lsoch) USB V2.0 USB1 2 ports USB2 2 ports USB3 2 ports USB4 2 ports USBLAN 8 ports INTEL ICH6 Up to Ultra ATA/100 IDE1 40pin Line in Audio Codec Line out ALC880 Mic in Side-Surround BW : 133MB/s @Freq : 33MHz PCI1 Slot 120pin @ AD17 PCI2 Slot 120pin @ AD18 PCI3 Slot 120pin @ AD19 609pin EBGA AC' 97 & Lan I/F LPC bus intel FWH Center/Bass out Surround Two IDE Channel PCIEx1 SATA1 7Pin SATA2 7pin SATA3 7Pin SATA4 7pin 32pin PLCC VIA 1394 (OPTION) 10/100 Lan USBLAN RJ45 Super I/O W83627THF BW : 150MB/s TPM 1.1 128pin PQFP CONN/ HEADER Chapter 1 11 Hardware Specifications and Configurations System Board Major Chip Item Specification System Core Logic Intel 915GV ICH6 Super I/O Controller W83627THF LAN Controller ICH6 Memory Controller Build in Intel 82915GV(Champ North Bridge) E-IDE Controller Build in ICH6 (champion South Bridge) Audio Codec Azalia (ALC880) LPC Controller WINBOND (W83627THF-AW) LAN Realtek 8100C (10/100M LAN) Keyboard Controller WINBOND (W83627THF-AW) Processor Item Vendor/Type Specification Intel/Prescott and Tejas Processor CPU Socket Type Socket-T (LGA 775) Speed Depends on CPU, which is local configured Bus Frequency 533/800 MHz Voltage Processor voltage can be detected by any system without setting any jumper BIOS Item Specification BIOS code programmer AMI BIOS ROM type Q Flash ROM BIOS ROM size 4MB BIOS ROM package 32-pin PLCC package Support protocol PCIX 1.0,PCI 2.2,APM 1.2,VESA/DPMS (VBE/PM V1.1), SMBIOS 2.3, E-IDE 1.1, ACPI 1.0b,ESCD1.03, PnP 1.0a, Bootable CD-ROM 1.0, USB 1.1~ USB 2.0, UHCI 1.0, ANSI ATA 3.0 ATAPI Boot from CD-ROM feature Yes Support to LS-120 drive Yes Support to BIOS boot block feature Yes BIOS Password Control Yes NOTE: The BIOS can be overwritten/upgraded by using “AFLASH” utility (AFLASH.EXE). 12 Chapter 1 BIOS Hotkey List Hotkey Function Description Enter BIOS Setup Utility c Press while the system is booting to enter BIOS Setup Utility. System Memory Item Specification Memory Slot(s) Number 4 Supported Memory Size per Slot 256 MB/ 512 MB / 1GB DDR for x8 and x16 non-ECC DDR type module support Supported Maximum Memory Size 4GB Supported Memory Speed 333/400 MHz Supported memory voltage 2.6 V Support memory module package 184-pin DIMM Support to parity check feature Yes Support to Error Correction Code (ECC) feature No Support to Registered DIMM No Support maximum bandwidth 6.4GB/s in dual-channel interleaved mode using DDR 400MHz Bus Architecture Item Description PCI Express 1X 1 PCS PCI Slot 3 PCS LAN on Board REALTEK RTL8100C Cache Memory Item Specification First-Level Cache Configurations Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup Second-Level Cache Configurations The information below is only applicable to system installed with a Pentium 4 processor Tag RAM Location On Processor L2 Cache RAM Location On Processor L2 Cache RAM type PBSRAM (Pipelined-burst Synchronous RAM) L2 Cache RAM size Depends on CPU, which is local configured L2 Cache RAM speed Full of the processor core clock frequency (Advanced Transfer Cache) L2 Cache function control Enable/Disable by BIOS Setup L2 Cache scheme Fixed in write-back Chapter 1 13 LAN Interface Item Specification LAN Controller Intel ICH6 LAN Chip Realteck 8100C LAN Controller Resident Bus PCI Bus LAN Port ONE RJ-45 on board Design Criteria Design be worked under 10/100 Mbs environment Function Control Reserved disable function on both hardware & BIOS side. Default is enabled IDE Interface Item Specification IDE Controller Built-in ICH6 IDE Controller Resident Bus PCI bus Number IDE Channel 2 Supported IDE Interface E-IDE (up to PIO mode-4, DMA mode 2 and Ultra DMA-33), ANSIS ATA rev. 3.0, ATAPI Supports LS-120 Yes Supports bootable CD-ROM Yes Function Control Enable/Disable by BIOS setup Diskette Drive Interface Item Specification Diskette Drive Controller W83627THF Diskette Drive Controller Resident Bus LPC Bus Supported Diskette Drive Formats 1.44MB, 2.88MB format and slim type diskette drive Function Control Supports Automatic Write Protection via Software Serial Port Item 14 Specification Serial port controller W83627THF Serial port controller resident bus LPC Bus Number of serial port 2 Serial port location CON1,CN2 16C550 UART support Yes Connector type 9-pin D-type female connector Optional serial port I/O address (via BIOS Setup) 3F8h 2F8h 3E8h 2E8h Optional serial port IRQ (via BIOS Setup) IRQ4 Chapter 1 System LED Definition LED Definition Power State LED S0 Green Steady S1/S3 Amber Steady S4/S5 Off HDD State LED IDE Active Green Blinking IDE Idle Off LAN State LED LAN Active Green Blinking LAN Idle Off USB Port Item Specification USB Controller ICH6 Connectors Quantity 8 T Rear Connectors 4 T On-board Header 4 T 2 for front daughter board (Pin: 2x5 Intel FPIO) T 1 for Media card reader (Pin: 1*5) Data Transfer Rate Support USB 2.0/1.1 Universal HCI USB 2.0 ports for serial transfers at 480Mbits/Sec. Max. Legacy Keyboard and Mouse support Memory Address Map Address Size Function 0000000 - 009FFFF 640 KB System Memory Onboard DRAM 00A0000-00BFFFF 128 KB Video RAM Reserved for Graphics Display Buffer Non-Cacheable 00C0000-00CFFFF 32 KB I/O Expansion ROM Reserved for ROM on I/O Adapters 00D0000-00D3FFF 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM Reserved for ROM on I/O Adapters 00D4000-00D7FFF 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM Reserved for ROM on I/O Adapters 00D8000-00DBFFF 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM Reserved for ROM on I/O Adapters 00DC000-00DFFFF 16 KB I/O Expansion ROM Reserved for ROM on I/O Adapters 00E0000-00E7FFF 32 KB for SCSI BIOS Reserved for SCSI BIOS 00E8000-00EFFFF 32 KB Reserved Onboard 00F0000-00FFFFF 64 KB BIOS System ROM BIOS (ROM) System RAM BIOS (DRAM) Chapter 1 15 Dual Channel Aspire T600/AcerPower FV support the Dual Channel Technology. After operating the dual channel technology, the bandwidth of memory bus will add double up to 6.4GB/s. Aspire T600/AcerPower FV inculde 4 DIMM sockets, and each channel has two DIMM sockets as following: T Channel A : DDR1, DDR2 T Channel B : DDR3 , DDR4 If you want to operate the Dual Channel Technology, please note the following explanations due to the limitation of Intel chipset specifications. Memory Number Description 1 Only one DDR memory module is installed ? The Dual Channel Technology can’t operate when only one DDR memory module is installed. 2 Two DDR memory modules are installed ( the same memory size and type) ? The Dual Channel Technology will operate when two memory modules are inserted individually into Channel A and B. If you install two memory modules in the same channel, the Dual Channel Technology will not operate. 3 Three DDR memory modules are installed ? Pleae note that the Dual Channel Technology will not operate when three DDR memory modules are installed; part of them will not be detected. 4 Four DDR memory modules are installed ? If you install four memory modules at the same time, the Dual Channel Technology will operate only when those modules have the same size and type. NOTE: We strongly recommend user to slot two DDR memory modules into the DIMMs with the same color in order for Dual Channel Technology to work. The following tables include all memory-installed combination types: Dual Channel Technology (DS: Double Side, SS: Single Side) DDR1 DDR2 DDR3 DDR4 2 memory modules DS/SS X DS/SS X X DS/SS X DS/SS 4 memory modules DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS Don’t operate Dual Channel Technology (DS:Double Side, SS: Single Side) DDR1 1 memory module 2 memory module 3 memory module 16 DDR2 DDR3 X DDR4 DS/SS X X X DS/SS X X X X DS/SS X X X X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS X X X X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS X DS/SS DS/SS DS/SS Chapter 1 Memory Address Map Address Size Function 0100000-0F9FFFF System Memory Onboard DRAM 0FA0000-0FFFFFF 384 KB I/O Card Memory Reserved for Memory Map I/O Card Non-Cacheable 1000000-FFFFFFF System Memory Onboard DRAM PCI INTx# and IDSEL Assignment Map PCI INTx # PCI Devices Device IDSEL: ADxx INTA# ADIMM-slot N INTB# PCI-Slot1 AD16 INTC# PCI-Slot2 AD17 PCI Slot IRQ Routing Map PCI INTX# INTA INTB INTC INTD Bus Mastering PCI slot 1 INTE INTCD INTC INTA Enabled PCI slot 2 INTD INTC INTA INTE Enabled PCI slot 3 INTFJ INTGJ INTHJ INTEJ Enabled I/O Address Map Hex Range 000-01F 020-021 040-043 060-060 061-061 070-071 080-08F 0A0-0A1 0C0-0DF 0F0-0FF 170-177 1F0-1F7 278-27F 2F8-2FF 378-37F 3F0-3F5 3F6-3F6 3F7-3F7 3F8-3FF 0CF8 0CFC 778-77A Chapter 1 Devices DMA Controller-1 Interrupt Controller-1 System Timer Keyboard Controller 8742 System Speaker CMOS RAM Address and Real Time Clock DMA Page Register Interrupt Controller-2 DMA Controller-2 Math Co-Processor Secondary IDE Primary IDE Parallel Printer Port 2 Serial Asynchronous Port 2 Parallel Printer Port 1 Floppy Disk Controller Secondary IDE Primary IDE Serial Asynchronous Port 1 Configuration Address Register Configuration Data Register Parallel Printer Port 1 17 IRQ Assignment Map IRQx System Devices Add-On-Card Devices IRQ0 Timer N IRQ1 Keyboard N IRQ2 Reserved N IRQ3 Serial Port 2 Reserved IRQ4 Serial Port 1 Reserved IRQ5 Reserved Reserved IRQ6 Floppy Disk Reserved IRQ7 Parallel Port Reserved IRQ8 Real Time Clock N IRQ9 N Reserved IRQ10 N Reserved IRQ11 N Reserved IRQ12 PS/2 Mouse Reserved IRQ13 Numeric Processor N IRQ14 Embedded Hard Disk Reserved IRQ15 Reserved Reserved NOTE: N - Not be used DRQ Assignment Map DRQx System Devices Add-On-Card Devices DRQ0 N Reserved DRQ1 N Reserved DRQ2 FDD N DRQ3 N Reserved DRQ4 Cascade N DRQ5 N Reserved DRQ6 N Reserved DRQ7 N Reserved NOTE: N - Not be used Environmental Requirements Item Specifications Temperature Operating +5oC to +35oC Non-operating -20oC ~ +60°C (Packed) -10oC~+60oC (un-packed) Humidity Operating 15% to 80% RH, non-condensing Non-operating 10% to 90% RH, non-condensing at 40oC Vibration 18 Chapter 1 Environmental Requirements Item Specifications Vibration unpacked 5~500 Hz, 2.20g RMS random, 10 minutes per axis in all 3 axes Vibration packed 5~500 Hz, 1.09g RMS random, 1 hour per axis in all 3 axes Shock operating Half sine, 2 g 11m seconds Mechanical Specifications Item Dimensions(main footprint) Chapter 1 Specification 180(w)x360(H)x420(D)mm 19 Power Management Function (ACPI support function) Device Standby Mode T Independent power management timer for hard disk drive devices (0-15 minutes, time step=1 minute). T Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface). T Disable V-sync to control the VESA DPMS monitor. T Resume method: device activated (Keyboard for DOS, keyboard & mouse for Windows). T Resume recovery time: 3-5 sec. Global Standby Mode T Global power management timer (2-120 minutes, time step=10 minute). T Hard disk drive goes into Standby mode (for ATA standard interface). T Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor. T Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in, keyboard and mouse for APM mode. T Resume recovery time: 7-10 sec. Suspend Mode T Independent power management timer (2-120 minutes, time step=10 minutes) or pushing external switch button. T CPU goes into SMM. T CPU asserts STPCLK# and goes into the Stop Grant State. T LED on the panel turns amber colour. T Hard disk drive goes into SLEEP mode (for ATA standard interface). T Disable H-sync and V-sync signals to control the VESA DPMS monitor. T Ultra I/O and VGA chip go into power saving mode. T Resume method: Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in, keyboard and mouse for APM mode. T Return to original state by pushing external switch button, modem ring in and USB keyboard for ACPI mode. T ACPI specification 1.0b. T S0, S1, S3 and S5 sleep state support. T On board device power management support. T On board device configuration support. ACPI 20 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 System Utilities BIOS (Basic Input and Output System) includes a CMOS SETUP utility which allows user to configure required setting or to active certain system features. The CMOS SETUP saves the configuration in the CMOS SRAM of the mainboard. When the power is turned off, the battery on the mainboard supplies the necessary power to the CMOS SRAM. When the power is turned on, pushing the <Del> button during the BIOS POST (Power-On Self Test) will take you to the CMOS SETUP screen. When setting up BIOS for the first time, it is recommended that you save the current BIOS to a disk in the event that BIOS needs to be reset to its original settings. Q-Flash allows the user to quickly and easily update or backup BIOS without entering the operating system. BIOS is a Window s-based utility that doesn’t required users to boot to DOS before upgrading BIOS but directly download and update BIOS from the Internet. Control Keys Item Description wxyz Move to selection e Main Menu: Quit and not save changes into CMOS Status Page Setup Menu and Option Page Setup Menu, Exit current page and return to Main Menu. { Increase the numeric value or make changes } Decrease the numeric value or make changes l Displays a screen that describes all key functions t Loads an optimized setting for better performance u Saves the current configuration and exits setup Chapter 2 21 Entering Setup Once enter Award BIOS CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu (as figure below) will appear on the screen. Use arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter> to accept or enter the sub-menu. Parameter 22 Description Product Information To introduce the Product Name, System P/N and Mainboard ID...etc Standard CMOS Features This setup page includes all the items in standard compatible BIOS Advanced BIOS Features This setup page includes all the items of Award special enhanced features Advacned Chipset Features The values for the chipset can be changed through this menu, and the system performance can be optimized Integrated Peripherals This setup page includes all onboard peripherals Power Management Setup This setup page includes all the items of Green function features PnP/PCI Configuration This setup page includes all configurations of PCI&PnP ISA resources PC Health Status This setup page is the System auto detect Temperature, voltage, fan and speed Frequency Control Frequency and voltage settings can be loaded through this menu Set Supervisor Password Change, set or disable password. It allows you to limit access to the system and Setup, or just to Setup Load Default Settings These parameter settings can be loaded through this menu, however, the stable default values may be affected Save & Exit Setup Save CMOS value settings to CMOS and exit setup Exit Without Saving Abandon all CMOS value changes and exit setup Chapter 2 Product Information The screen below appears if you select Product Information from the main menu. The Product Information menu contains gerenal data about the system, such as the product name, serial number, BIOS version, etc. These information is necessary for troubleshooting (maybe required when asking for technical support). Parameter Description Product Name Displays the model name of your system System S/N Displays your system’s serial number Main Board ID Displays the main board’s indentification number System BIOS Version Specifies the version of BIOS utility SMBIOS Version The System Management Interface (SM) BIOS allows you to check the system hardware components without actually opening the system. Hardware checking is done via software during start up. This parameter specifies the version of the SMBIOS utility installed in your system BIOS Release Date MM/DD/YYYY Chapter 2 23 Standard CMOS Features Select Standard CMOS Features from the main menu to configure some basic parameters in your system. The following screen shows the Standard CMOS Features menu: The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter Date Description Lets you set the date following the weekdaymonth-day-year format Options Week : from Sun. to Sat., determined by BIOS and is display only Month : from Jan. through Dec. Day : from 1 to 31 ( or the maximum allowed in the month) Year : from 1999 to 2098 Time Lets you set the time following the hour-minutesecond format ATA/IDE Configuration The ATA/IDE option can be configured as “Disabled”, “Compatible (default)” and “Enhanced” in the BIOS configuration. Windows* 98SE and Windows* Me operating systems do not support Enhanced mode IDE/Serial ATA resources for more than four devices. If the ATA/IDE option is set to Enhanced mode, the operating installation will not be able to recognize the drive, and the installation will fail. Before installing 98SE or Me, the ATA/IDE configuration must be changed from Enhanced to Legacy mode. 24 The items format is <hour> <minut><second>. The time is calculated base on the 24-hour military-time clock. For example, 1 p.m. is 13:00:00 Chapter 2 Parameter Description Options Legacy IDE Channels N/A Use this item to set up the primary and secondary sequence of IDE channels and SATA channel. If set ATA/IDE Configuration to Compatible mode and IDE channels to SATA Pri/ PATA Sec, users can only plug in SATA devices on SATA1 and SATA2; if set ATA/IDE Configuration to Compatible mode and IDE channels as SATA Sec/PATA Pri, users can only plug in SATA devices on SATA3 and SATA4 Primary/Second IDE Master/Slave Allows you to configure the hard disk drive connected to the master or slave port of IDE channel. To enter the IDE Primary/Secondary Master/Slave setup, press [Enter] . N/A Drive A Allows you to configure you floppy drive A 360K, 5.25” : 5.25 inch PC type standard drive ; 360Kbyte capacity 1.2M, 5.25” : 5.25 inch AT-type high-density drive; 1.2M byte capacity (3.5 inch when 3 Mode is Enabled) 720K, 3.5” : 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 720Kbyte capacity 1.44M, 3.5” : 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 1.44Mbyte capacity 2.88M, 3.5” : 3.5 inch double-sided drive; 2.88Mbyte capacity Chapter 2 25 Advanced BIOS Features The following screen shows the Advanced BIOS Features: Parameter Options Diabled Silent Boot This is to switch 1st screen logo (default Acer’ logo) Disabled Configuration Table This is to select if system configuration shown by 2nd screen or not. Disabled Enable this item to shorten the power on testing (POST) and have your system start up faster. You might like to enable this item after you areconfident that your system hardware is operating smoothly. Disabled First / Second / Third Boot Device The items allow you to set the sequence of boot device where BIOS attempts to load the disk operating system Floppy, LS120, Hard Disk, CD-ROM, ZIP, USB-FDD, USB-ZIP, USbCDROM, USB-HDD, LAN, Disabled Boot Other Device When enabled, the system searches all other possible locations for an operating system if it fails to find one in the devices specified under the First, Second, and Third boot devices. Disabled Boot Up NumLock Status This item defines if the keyboard Num Lock key is active when your system is started. On APIC Mode This option enables/disables APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) functionality. The APIC is an Intel chip that provides symmetric multiprocessing (SMP) for its Pentium systems. Disabled Quick Power on Self Test 26 Description When enabled, this item provides protection against viruses that try to write to the boot sector and partition table of your hard disk drive. You need to disable this item when installing an operating system. We recommend that you enable this item as soon as you have installed an operating system. Virus Warning Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Off Enabled Chapter 2 Removable Drives Chapter 2 27 Advanced Chipset Features The advanced chipset features setup option is used to change the values of the chipset registers. These registers control most of the system options in the computer. Parameter Description DRAM Frequency This item determines frequency of DRAM memory. Configure DRAM Timing by SPD Enables you to select the CAS latency time in HCLKs of 2, 2.5, or 3. The value is set at the factory depending on the DRAM installed. Do not change the values in this field unless you change specifications of the installed DRAM or the installed CPU. DRAM CAS# Latency This item determines the operation of DRAM memory CAS (column address strobe). It is recommended that you leave this item at the default value. The 3T setting requires faster memory that specifically supports this mode. Please be noted that the item would be hidden when set Configure DRAM Timing by SPD to Enabled. DRAM RAS# to CAS# Delay This field lets you insert a timing delay between the CAS and RAS strobe signals, used when DRAMis written to, read from, or refreshed. Disabled gives faster performance; and Enabled gives more stable performance. Please be noted that the item would be hidden when set Configure DRAM Timing by SPD to Enabled. 28 DRAM RAS# Precharge Select the number of CPU clocks allocated for the Row Address Strobe (RAS#) signal to accumulate its charge before the DRAM is refreshed. If insufficient time isallowed, refresh may be incomplete and data lost. Please be noted that the item would be hidden when set Configure DRAM Timing by SPD to Enabled. DRAM RAS# Activate to Precharge The precharge time is the number of cycles it takes for DRAM to accumulate its charge before refresh. Please be noted that the item would be hidden when set Configure DRAM Timing by SPD to Enabled. Chapter 2 Parameter Init Display First Description Use this item to specify whether your graphics adapter is installed in one of the PCI slots or is integrated on the mainboard VGA Share Memory This item shows the VGA memory size borrowed from main memory capacity. Aperture Size Select This item defines the size of the aperture if you use an AGP graphics adapter. The AGP aperture refers to a section of the PCI memory address range used for graphics memory. We recommend that you leave this item at the default value. PEG Port This item enables or disables the PCI Express Graphics port function. Chapter 2 29 Integrated Peripherals Parameter USB 2.0 Controller Description Enable this item if the system supports USB 2.0 Options Enabled : Enable USB 2.0 Controller Disabled : Disable USB 2.0 Controller USB Function This item is used to enable or disable the on-chip USB Enabled Legacy USB Support This item allows you to enable or disable Legacy USB support. Enabled Onboard AUDIO Function Enabling the on-die audio if no add-on PCI audio device Enabled Onboard LAN Function Enables and disables the onboard LAN Enabled Disabled Disabled Disabled Disabled LAN Boot ROM Support This function decide whether to invoke the boot ROM of the onboard LAN chip Enabled : Enable this function Serial Port 1/2 Address This option is used to assign the I/O address and interrupt request (IRQ) for onboard serial port 1 or 2 Auto : BIOS will automatically setup the port 1 or 2 address Disabled : Disable this function 3F8/IRQ4 2F8/IRQ3 3E8/IRQ4 2E8/IRQ3 Diabled : Disable onboard Serial port 1 or 2 30 Chapter 2 Parameter Description Options Parallel Port Address Use this item to enable or disable the onboard Parallel port, and to assign a port address. N/A Parallel Port Mode Enables you to set data transfer protocol for your parallel port. SPP There are four options: SPP (Standard Parallel Port), ECP EPP(Enhanced Parallel Port), ECP(Extended EPP ECP+EPP Capabilities Port) and ECP+EPP. SPP allows data output only. Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) are bi-Extended Capabilities directional modes, allowing both data input and output. ECP and EPP modes are only supported with EPP and ECP aware peripherals. ECP Mode DMA Channel When the onboard parallel port is set to ECP 1 mode,the parallel port can use DMA 3 or DMA 1. 3 Parallel Port IRQ This item assigns either IRQ 5 or 7 to the parallel port Chapter 2 N/A 31 Power Management Setup The Power Management menu lets you configure your system to most effectively save energy while operating in a manner consistent with your own style of computer use. The following screen shows the Power Management parameters and their default settings: Parameter Description Options This item specifies the power saving modes for ACPI function. S1(POS): The S1 sleep mode is a low power state. In this state, no system context (CPU or chipset) is lost and hardware maintains all system context. S3 (STR): The S3 sleep mode is s power-down state in which power is supplied only to essential components such as main memory and wake-capable devices and all system context is saved to main memory. The information stored in memory will be used to restore the PC to the previous state when an wake-up event occurs. S1 (POS) : Set ACPI suspend type to S1/POS(Power On Suspend). Video Off In Suspend This option defines if the video is powered down when the system is put into suspend mode. Disabled HDD Power Down This option lets you specify the IDE HDD idle time before the device enters the power down state. This item is independent from the power states previously described in this section (Standby and Suspend). Disabled This feature allows users to configure the power button function. Instand-off : Press down button then power off instantly ACPI Suspend Type Soft-off by PWR-BTTN S3 (STR) : Set ACPI suspend type to S3/STR Enabled 1~15 Mins Delay 4 Sec. : Press power button 4 sec. to power off. Enter suspend if button is pressed less than 4 sec. 32 Chapter 2 Parameter Description Options POWER After PWR-Fail This item enables your computer to automatically restart or return to its former operating status after power returns from a power failure. Former-Sts Power On by Ring An input signal on the serial Ring Indicator (RI) line (in other words, an incoming call on the modem) awakens the system from a soft off state. Disabled : Disable Power On by Ring function Wake-Up by PCI Card This option determines the system wakup by PCI card Enabled : Enable Power On by Ring function Disabled Enabled USB KB Wake UP from S3 USB Keyboard wakeup from S3 (tandyb status) Disabled Enabled PS/2 Keyboard Wakeup Set this via keyboard to power on the system Password : Enter from 15 characters to set the Keyboard Power On Password Disabled : Disable this function Keyboard 98 : If your keyboard have “Power Key” button, you can press the key to power on the system PS/2 Mouse Wakeup Set this via mouse to power on the system Disabled : Disable this function Double Click : Double click on PS/2 mouse left button to power on the system Resume by Alarm You can set “Resume by Alarm” item to enabled and key in Data/Time to power on system Disabled : Disable this function Enabled : Enable alarm function to Power On system If RTC Alarm Lead To Power On is Enabled. Date (of Month) Alarm : Everyday, 1~31 Time (hh:mm:ss) Alarm: (0.~23):(0~59):(0~59) Chapter 2 33 PnP/PCI Configuration Parameter PCI/VGA Palette Snoop Description Disabled - Data read or written by the CPU is only directed to the PCI VGA device’s palette registers. Options Disabled Enabled Enabled - Data read or written by the CPU is directed to both the PCI VGA device’s palette registers and the ISA VGA device’s palette registers,permitting the palette registers of both VGA devices to be identical. 34 Chapter 2 PC Health Status The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter CPU Shutdown Temperature Description Enables you to set the maximum temperature the 60o C/140o F system can reach before powering down. 65o C/149oF 70o C/158o F Disabled Current CPU Temperature Detect CPU Temperature automatically Current SYSTEM Temperature Detect SYSTEM Temperature automatically Current CPU / SYSTEM FAN Speed (RPM) Detect CPU/SYSTEM Fan Speed status automatically Chapter 2 35 Frequency Control The following table describes the parameters found in this menu: Parameter Ratio CMOS Setting Auto Detect DIMM / PCI Clk Spread Spectrum Description Option This item sets the ratio between CPU Core Clock and the FSB Frequency. Users please note that if a invalid ratio has been entered to this field, BIOS will restore it to previous state. 14 When this item is enabled, BIOS will disable the Enabled clock signal of free DIMM and PCI slots. Disabled If you enable spread spectrum, it can significantly Enabled reduce the EMI (Elector Magnetic Interference) Disabled generated by the system. 36 Chapter 2 Set Supervisor Password When this function is selected, the following message appears at the center of the screen to assist you in creating a password. Type the password, up to eight characters, and press <Enter>. The password typed now will clear any previously entered password from CMOS memory. You will be asked to confirm the password. Type the password again and press <Enter>. You may also press <Esc> to abort the selection. To disable password, just press <Enter> when you are prompted to enter password. A message will confirm the password being disabled. Once the password is disabled, the system will boot and you can enter BIOS Setup freely. If you have selected “System” in “Security Option” of “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will be prompted for the password every time the system reboots or any time you try to enter BIOS Setup. If you have selected “Setup” at “Security Option” from “BIOS Features Setup” menu, you will be prompted for the password only when you enter BIOS Setup. Supervisor Password has higher priority than User Password. You can use Supervisor Password when booting the system or entering BIOS Setup to modify all settings. Chapter 2 37 Save & Exit Setup Highlight this item and press <Enter> to save the changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Save and Exit dialog box appears, press <Y> to save and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu. 38 Chapter 2 Exit Without Saving Highlight this item and press <Enter> to discard any changes that you have made in the Setup Utility and exit the Setup Utility. When the Exit Without Saving dialog box appears, press <Y> to discard changes and exit, or press <N> to return to the main menu. NOTE: If you have made settings that you do not want to save, use the "Exit Without Saving" item and press <Y> to discard any changes you have made. Chapter 2 39 Chapter 3 Machine Disassembly and Replacement This chapter contains step-by-step procedures on how to disassemble the Aspire T600/AcerPower FV desktop computer for maintenance and troubleshooting. NOTE: The screws for the different components vary in size. During the disassembly process, group the screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatches when putting back the components. Chapter 3 40 General Information Before You Begin Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, make sure that you do the following: 1. Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals. 2. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system. Chapter 3 41 Disassembling the Aspire T600 Opening the Housing This section tells you how to open the housing cover when you need to install additional components inside the system unit. CAUTION: Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it. Opening the Housing 1. Place the system unit on a flat, steady surface.. 2. Turn the housing back, and remove the two screws as shown here. 3. Slide the both side doors out. Then remove it. Removing the Front Panel 1. Remove the front panel as the picture shows carefully. . 42 Chapter 3 Removing the CD-ROM/FDD/HDD 1. Push on black track, and pull out CD-ROM as shown here. 2. Push on black track, and pull out FDD as shown here. 3. Push on black track, and pull out HDD as shown here.. Removing the System Fan 1. Remove the four screws as red circle shown. Then remove the system fan. Removing the Cables 1. Disconnect the CD-ROM power cables, IDE cable. 2. Disconnect the IDE cable and power cables from the rear the FDD. 3. Disconnect the power cable and Serial ATA cable from the HDD. Chapter 3 43 4. Disconnect system fan cable (as highlight in red) and CPU fan cable (as highlight in yellow). 5. Disconnect the floppy cable. 6. Disconnect the IDE cable. 7. Disconnect the Serial ATA cable. 8. Disconnect the Power/HDD LED Cable and Power Switch Cable. Removing the Power Supply 1. Remove the main power connector as shown here. 2. Remove the CPU power connector as shown here. 3. Remove the four screws as red circle shown. Then remove power supply. Removing the TV Card 44 1. Pull out the CD-IN from TV card. 2. Remove the screws as shown here. then pull out the TV card. Chapter 3 Removing the Modem Card 1. Remove the screws as shown here, pull out the modem card. Removing the Memory 1. Pull out the memory1, memory2, memory3 and memory4. Then remove it as shown here. . Removing the Heatsink and CPU 1. Remove the four screws as shown here, then remove heatsink module. 2. Pull the CPU bar up to 90 degrees and remove the CPU then press down the CPU bar to the end. Chapter 3 45 Removing the MainBoard 1. Remove the eight screws as red circle shown. Then remove the mainboard. Removing the Daughter Board 46 1. Remove the screw as shown here. 2. Detach the USB cable and audio cable from the daughter board. Chapter 3 Disassembling the AcerPower FV Opening the Housing This section tells you how to open the housing cover when you need to install additional components inside the system unit. CAUTION: Before you proceed, make sure that you have turned off the system and all peripherals connected to it. Opening the Housing 1. Place the system unit on a flat, steady surface. 2. Turn the housing back, and remove the two screws as shown here. 3. Slide the both side doors out. Then remove them. Removing the Front Panel Remove the bezel by following the instruction below. Chapter 3 47 Removing the Cables 48 1. Disconnect the CD-ROM power cables, IDE cable. 2. Disconnect the IDE cable and power cables from the rear the FDD. 3. Disconnect the power cable and Serial ATA cable from the HDD. 4. Disconnect system fan cable (as red circle) and CPU fan cable (as yellow circle). 5. Disconnect the floppy cable. 6. Disconnect the IDE cable. 7. Disconnect the Serial ATA cable. 8. Disconnect the Power/HDD LED Cable and Power Switch Cable. Chapter 3 Removing the CD-ROM, FDD and HDD 1. Push on black track, and pull out CD-ROM as shown here. 2. Push on black track, and pull out FDD as shown here. 3. Push on black track, and pull out HDD as shown here. Removing the System Fan Remove the four screws as red circle shown. Then remove the system fan. Removing the Power Supply 1. Remove the main power connector as shown here. 2. Remove the CPU power connector as shown here. 3. Remove the four screws as red circle shown. Then remove power supply. Chapter 3 49 Removing the TV Card 1. Pull out the CD-IN from TV card. 2. Remove the screws as shown here. then pull out the TV card. Removing the Modem Card Remove the screws as shown here, pull out the modem card. Removing the Cables 1. Disconnect the USB Cable. 2. Disconnect the Serial ATA cable. 3. Disconnect the Audio Cable. Removing the Memory Remove the four screws as shown here, then remove heatsink module. 50 Chapter 3 Removing the Heatsink and CPU 1. Remove the four screws as shown here, then remove heatsink module. 2. Pull the CPU bar up to 90 degrees and remove the CPU then press down the CPU bar to the end. Removing the Mainboard Remove the eight screws as red circle shown. Then remove the mainboard. Removing the Daughter Board 1. Remove the screw as shown here. 2. Detach the USB cable and audio cable from the daughter board. Chapter 3 51 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter provides troubleshooting information for the Aspire T600/AcerPower FV. Chapter 4 T Power-On Self-Test (POST) T Index of Error Message T Index of Error Symptoms T Undetermined Problems 52 Power-On Self-Test (POST) Each time you turn on the system, the Power-on Self Test (POST) is initiated. Several items are tested during POST, but is for the most part transparent to the user. The Power-On Self Test (POST) is a BIOS procedure that boots the system, initializes and diagnoses the system components, and controls the operation of the power-on password option. If POST discovers errors in system operations at power-on, it displays error messages on screen, generates a check point code at port 80h or even halts the system if the error is fatal. The main components on the main board that must be diagnosed and/or initialized by POST to ensure system functionality are as follows: T Microprocessor with built-in numeric co-processor and cache memory subsystem T Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller T Interrupt system T Three programmable timers T ROM subsystem T RAM subsystem T CMOS RAM subsystem and real time clock/calendar with battery backup T Onboard parallel interface controller T Embedded hard disk interface and one diskette drive interface T Keyboard and auxiliary device controllers T 1.44M floppy controller T I/O ports T One parallel port T One PS/2-compatible mouse port T One PS/2-compatible keyboard port NOTE: When Post executes a task, it uses a series of preset numbers called check points to be latched at port 80h, indicating the stages it is currently running. This latch can be read and shown on a debug board. The following table describes the BIOS common tasks carried out by POST. Each task is denoted by an unique check point number. For other unique check point numbers that are not listed in the table, refer to the corresponding product service guide. Post Checkpoints List: The list may vary accordingly depending on your BIOS . Checkpoint 53 Description CFh Test CMOS R/W functionality C0h Early chipset initialization: -Disable shadow RAM -Disable L2 cache (socket 7 or below) -Program basic chipset registers C1h Detect memory -Auto-detection of DRAM size, type and ECC. -Auto-detection of L2 cache (socket 7 or below) C3h Expand compressed BIOS code to DRAM C5h Call chipset hook to copy BIOS back to E000 & F000 shadow RAM. 01h Expand the Xgroup codes locating in physical address 1000:0 02h Reserved Chapter 4 . Checkpoint Description 03h Initial Superio_Early _Init switch 04h Reserved 05h 1. Blank out screen 2. Clear CMOS error flag 06h Reserved 07h 1. Clear 8042 interface 2. Initialize 8042 self-test 08h 1. Test special keyboard controller for Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 2. Enable keyboard interface. 09h Reserved 0Ah 1. Disable PS/2 mouse interface (optional) 2. Auto detect ports for keyboard & mouse followed by a port & interface swap (optional). 3. Reset keyboard for Winbond 977 series Super I/Q chips. 0Bh Reserved 0Ch Reserved 0Dh Reserved 0Eh Test F000h segment shadow to see whether it is R/W-able or not. If test fails, keep beeping the speaker. 0Fh Reserved 10h Auto detect flash type to load appropriate flash R/W codes into the run time area in F000 for ESCD & DMI support. 11h Reserved 12h Use walking 1’s algorithm to check out interface in CMOS circuitry. Also set realtime clock power status, and then check for override. 13h Reserved 14h Program chipset default values into chipset. Chipset default values are MODBINable by OEM customers. 15h Reserved 16h Initial Early_Init_Onboard_Generator switch. 17h Reserved 18h Detect CPU information including brand, SMI type (Cyrix or Intel) and CPU level (586 or 686) 19h Reserved 1Ah Reserved 1Bh Initial interrupts vector table. If no special specified, all H/W interrupts are directed to SPURIOUS_INT_HDLR & S/W interrupts to SPURIOUS_soft_HDLR. 1Ch Reserved 1Dh Initial Early_PM_INIT switch. 1Eh Reserved 1Fh Load keyboard matrix (notebook platform) 20h Reserved 21h HPM initialization (notebook platform) 22h Reserved Chapter 4 54 . Checkpoint 55 Description 23h 1. Check validity of RTC value: e.g. a value of 5Ah is an invalid value for RTC minute. 2. Load CMOS settings into BIOS stack. If CMOS checksum fails, use default value instead. 3. Prepare BIOS resource map for PCI & PnP use. If ESCD is valid, take into consideration of the ESCD’s legacy information. 4. Onboard clock generator initialization. Disable respective clock resource to empty PCI & DIMM slots. 5. Early PCI initialization -Enumerate PCI bus number -Assign memory & I/O resource -Search for a valid VGA device and VGA BIOS, and put it into C000:0 24h Reserved 25h Reserved 26h Reserved 27h Initialize INT 09 buffer 28h Reserved 29h 1. Program CPU internal MTRR (P6 & PII) for 0-640K memory address. 2. Initialize the APIC for Pentium class CPU. 3. Program early chipset according to CMOS setup. Example: onboard IDE controller. 4. Measure CPU speed. 5. Invoke video BIOS. 2Ah Reserved 2Bh Reserved 2Ch Reserved 2Dh 1. Initialize multi-language 2. Put information on screen display, including Award title, CPU type, CPU speed... 2Eh Reserved 2Fh Reserved 30h Reserved 31h Reserved 32h Reserved 33h Reset keyboard except Winbond 977 series Super I/O chips. 34h Reserved 35h Reserved 36h Reserved 37h Reserved 38h Reserved 39h Reserved 3Ah Reserved 3Bh Reserved Chapter 4 . Checkpoint Description 3Ch Test 8254. 3Dh Reserved 3Eh Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 1 3Fh Reserved 40h Test 8259 interrupt mask bits for channel 2 41h Reserved 42h Reserved 43h Test 8259 functionality 44h Reserved 45h Reserved 46h Reserved 47h Initialize EISA slot 48h Reserved 49h 1. Calculate total memory by testing the last double word of each 64K. 2. Program writes allocation for AMD K5 CPU. 4Ah Reserved 4Bh Reserved 4Ch Reserved 4Dh Reserved 4Eh 1. Program MTRR of M1 CPU. 2. Initialize L2 cache for P6 class CPU & program CPU with proper cacheable range. 3. Initialize the APIC for P6 class CPU. 4. On MP platform, adjust the cacheable range to smaller one in case the cacheable ranges between each CPU are not identical. 4Fh Reserved 50h Initialize USB 51h Reserved 52h Test all memory (clear all extended memory to 0) 53h Reserved 54h Reserved 55h Display number of processors (multi-processor platform) 56h Reserved 57h 1. Display PnP logo 2. Early ISA PnP initialization -Assign CSN to every ISA PnP device. 58h Reserved 59h Initialize the combined Trend Anti-Virus code. 5Ah Reserved 5Bh (Optional Feature) Show message for entering AWDFLASH.EXE from FDD (optional) 5Ch Reserved Chapter 4 56 . Checkpoint 57 Description 5Dh 1. Initialize Init_Onboard_Super_IO switch. 2. Initialize Init_Onboard_AUDIO switch. 5Eh Reserved 5Fh Reserved 60h Okay to enter Setup utility; i.e. not until this POST stage can users enter the CMOS setup utility. 61h Reserved 62h Reserved 63h Reserved 64h Reserved 65h Initialize PS/2 Mouse 66h Reserved 67h Prepare memory size information for function call: INT 15h ax=E820h 68h Reserved 69h Turn on L2 cache 6Ah Reserved 6Bh Program chipset registers according to items described in Setup& Autoconfiguration table. 6Ch Reserved 6Dh 1. Assign resources to all ISA PnP devices. 2. Auto assign ports to onboard COM ports if the corresponding item in Setup is set to “AUTO” 6Eh Reserved 6Fh 1. Initialize floppy controller 2. Set up floppy related fields in 40: hardware. 70h Reserved 71h Reserved 72h Reserved 73h (Optional Feature) Enter AWDFLASH.EXE if: -AWDFLASH is found in floppy drive -ALT+F2 is pressed 74h Reserved 75h Detect & install all IDE devices: HDD, LS120, ZIP,CDROM..... 76h Reserved 77h Detect serial ports & parallel ports 78h Reserved 79h Reserved 7Ah Detect & install co-processor 7Bh Reserved 7Ch Reserved 7Dh Reserved Chapter 4 . Checkpoint Description 7Eh Reserved 7Fh 1. Switch back to text mode if full screen logo is supported. -If errors occur, report errors & wait for keys -If no errors occur or F1 key is pressed to continue: Clear EPA or customization logo. 80h Reserved 81h Reserved 82h 1. Call chipset power management hook. 2. Recover the text fond used by EPA logo (not for full screen logo) 3. If password is set, ask for password. 83h Save all data in stack back to CMOS. 84h Initialize ISA PnP boot devices. 85h 1. USB final Initialization 2. NET PC: Build SYSID structure 3. Switch screen back to text mode. 4. Set up ACPI table at top of memory. 5. Invoke ISA adapter ROMs. 6. Assign IRQs to PCI devices 7. Initialize APM 8. Clear noise of IRQs 86h Reserved 87h Reserved 88h Reserved 89h Reserved 90h Reserved 91h Reserved 92h Reserved 93h Read HDD boot sector information for Trend Anti-Virus code 94h 1. Enable L2 cache 2. Program boot up speed 3. Chipset final initialization 4. Power management final initialization 5. Clear screen & display summary table 6. Program K6 write allocation 7 Program P6 class write combining. 95h 1. Program daylight saving 2. Update keyboard LED & typematic rate 96h 1. Build MP table 2. Build & update ESCD 3. Set CMOS century to 20h or 19h 4. Load CMOS time into DOS timer tick 5. Build MSIRQ routing table FFh Boot attempt (INT 19h) Chapter 4 58 POST Error Messages List If you cannot run the diagnostics program tests but did receive a POST error message, use “POST Error Messages List” to diagnose system problems. If you did not receive any error message, look for a description of your error symptoms in “Error Symptoms List” on page 120. NOTE: When you have deemed it necessary to replace an FRU, and have done so, you must run a total system check to ensure that no other activity has been affected by the change. This system check can be done through the diagnostics program. NOTE: Check all power supply voltages, switch, and jumper settings before you replace the main board. Also check the power supply voltages if you have a “system no-power” condition. If you are unable to correct the problem by using the “BIOS Messages List” table and “Error Symptoms List” table, go to “Undetermined Problems”. To diagnose a problem, first find the BIOS error messages in the left column. If directed to a check procedure, replace the FRU indicated in the check procedure. If no check procedure is indicated, the first Action/FRU listed in right column is the most likely cause. BIOS Messages 59 Action/FRU BIOS ROM checksum error - System halted The checksum of the BIOS code in the BIOS chip is incorrect, indicating the BIOS code may have become corrupt. Contact your system dealer to replace the BIOS. CMOS Battery Failed The CMOS battery is no longer functional. Contact your system dealer for a replacement the BIOS. CMOS Checksum Error- defaults loaded Checksum of CMOS is incorrect, so the system loads the default equipment configuration. A checksum error may indicate that CMOS has become corrupt. A weak battery may have caused this error. Check the battery and replace if necessary. CPU at nnnn Displays the running speed of CPU. Display switch is set incorrectly The display switch on the motherboard can be set to either monochrome or color. This message indicates the switch is set to a different setting than indicated in Setup. Determine which setting is correct, and then either turn off the system and change the jumper, or enter Setup and change the Video selection. Press ESC to skip memory test The user may press Esc to skip the full memory test. Floppy disk(s) fail Cannot find or initialize the floppy drive controller or the drive. Make sure the controller is installed correctly, if no floppy drives are installed, be sure the Diskette Drive selection in Setup is set to NONE or AUTO. HARD DISK initializing - Please wait a moment Some hard drives require extra time to initialize. HARD DISK INSTALL FAILURE Cannot find or initialize the hard drive controller or the drive. Make sure the controller is installed correctly. If no hard drives are installed, be sure the Hard Drive Selection in Setup is set to NONE. Hard disk(s) diagnosis fail The system may run specific disk diagnostic routines. This message appears if one or more hard disks return an error when the diagnostics run. Chapter 4 BIOS Messages Action/FRU Keyboard Error Or No Keyboard Present Cannot initialize the keyboard. Make sure the keyboard is attached correctly and no keys are pressed during POST. To purposely configure the system without a keyboard, set the error halt condition in Setup to HALT ON ALL, BUT KEYBOARD. The BIOS then ignores the missing keyboard during POST. Keyboard is locked out - Unlock the key This message usually indicates that one or more keys have been pressed during the keyboard tests. Be sure no objects are resting on the keyboard. Memory Test: This message displays during a full memory test, counting down the memory areas being tested. Memory test fail If POST detects an error during memory testing, additional information appears giving specifics about the type and location of the memory error. Override enabled - Defaults loaded If the system cannot boot using the current CMOS configuration, the BIOS can override the current configuration with a set of BIOS defaults designed for the most stable, minimal-performance system operations. Press TAB to show POST screen System OEMs may replace the Phoenix Technologies Award BIOS POST display with their own proprietary display. Including this message in the OEM display permits the operator to switch between the OEM display and the default POST display. Primary master hard disk fail POST detects an error in the primary master IDE hard drive. Primary slave hard disk fail POST detects an error in the secondary master IDE hard drive. Secondary master hard disk fail POST detects an error in the primary slave IDE hard drive. Secondary slave hard disk fail POST detects an error in the secondary slave IDE hard drive. Chapter 4 60 Error Symptoms List NOTE: To diagnose a problem, first find the error symptom in the left column. If directed to a check procedure, replace the FRU indicated in the check procedure. If no check procedure is indicated, the first Action/ FRU listed in right column is the most likely cause. Error Symptom Action/FRU Processor / Processor Fan NOTE: Normally, the processor fan should be operative, and the processor clock setting should be exactly set to match its speed requirement before diagnosing any processor problems. Processor fan does not run but power supply fan runs. 1. Ensure the system is not in power saving mode. See “Power Management” in chapter 2. 2. With the system power on, measure the voltage of processor fan connector. Its reading should be +12Vdc. Its reading should be +12Vdc. If the reading shows normal, but the fan still does not work, then replace a good fan. 3. Main board. Processor test failed. 1. Processor. 2. Main board. Main board and Memory NOTE: Ensure the memory modules are installed properly and the contact leads are clean before diagnosing any system problems. Memory test failed. 1. See "Memory" 2. Main board Incorrect memory size shown or repeated during POST. 1. Insert the memory modules in the DIMM sockets properly, then reboot the system. 2. Memory module. 3. Main board. System works but fails to enter power saving mode when the Power Management Mode is set to Enabled. 1. Enter BIOS Setup and load default settings. In Windows Systems, check settings in Power Management Property of Control Panel. 2. Reload software from Recovery CD. Blinking cursor only; system does not work. 1. 2. 3. 4. Diskette/IDE drive connection/cables Diskette/IDE disk drives See “Undetermined Problems”. Main board Diskette Drive NOTE: Ensure the diskette drive is auto-setting in BIOS Setup and its read/write head is clean before diagnosing any diskette drive problems.(If only one drive is installed, please make sure the drive is connected to master connector or the drive is set to master.) 61 Media and drive are mismatched. 1. Ensure the diskette drive is configured correctly in the Disk Drives of BIOS Setup. 2. Ensure the diskette drive is correctly formatted. 3. Diskette drive connection/cable 4. Diskette drive 5. Main board Diskette drive does not work. 1. Ensure the diskette drive is not set to None in the Disk Drives of BIOS Setup. 2. Diskette drive power 3. Diskette drive connection/cable 4. Diskette drive 5. Main board Chapter 4 Error Symptom Action/FRU Diskette drive read/write error. 1. 2. 3. 4. Diskette. Diskette drive cable. Diskette drive. Main board. Diskette drive LED comes on for more than 2 minutes when reading data. 1. 2. 3. 4. Diskette Diskette drive connection/cable Diskette drive Main board Diskette drive LED fails to light, and the drive is unable to access for more than 2 minutes. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Diskette Diskette drive power Diskette drive connection/cable Diskette drive Main board Diskette drive test failed. 1. 2. 3. 4. Diskette Diskette drive Diskette drive cable Main board Hard Disk Drive NOTE: Ensure hard disk drive is configured correctly in BIOS Setup, cable/jumper are set correctly before diagnosing any hard disk drive problems. (If only one drive is installed, please make sure the drive is connected to master connector or the drive is set to master.) Hard disk drive test failed. 1. 2. 3. 4. Enter BIOS Setup and Load default settings. Hard disk drive cable. Hard disk drive. Main board. Hard disk drive cannot format completely. 1. 2. 3. 4. Enter BIOS Setup and Load default settings. Hard disk drive cable. Hard disk drive. Main board. Hard disk drive has write error. 1. Enter BIOS Setup and Load default settings. 2. Hard disk drive. Hard disk drive LED fails to light, but system operates normally. 1. With the system power on, measure the voltage of hard disk LED connector. 2. Hard drive LED cable. CD/DVD-ROM Drive NOTE: Ensure CD/DVD-ROM drive is configured correctly in BIOS Setup, cable/jumper are set correctly and its laser beam is clean before diagnosing any CD/DVD-ROM drive problems. CD/DVD-ROM drive LED doesn't come on but works normally. 1. CD/DVD-ROM drive CD/DVD-ROM drive LED flashes for more than 30 seconds before LED shutting off. 1. CD/DVD-ROM may have dirt or foreign material on it. Check with a known good disc. 2. CD/DVD-ROM is not inserted properly. 3. CD/DVD-ROM is damaged. Software asks to reinstall disc. Software displays a reading CD/DVD error. CD/DVD-ROM drive cannot load or eject when the system is turned on and its eject button is pressed and held. Chapter 4 1. Disconnect all cables from CD/DVD-ROM drive except power cable, then press eject button to try to unload the disk. 2. CD/DVD-ROM drive power. 3. CD/DVD-ROM drive 62 Error Symptom Action/FRU CD/DVD-ROM drive does not read and there are no messages are displayed. 1. CD may have dirt or foreign material on it. Check with a known good disc. 2. Ensure the CD/DVD-ROM driver is installed properly. 3. CD/DVD-ROM drive. CD/DVD-ROM drive can play audio CD but no sound output. 1. Ensure the headphone jack of the CD/DVD-ROM has an output. 2. Turn up the sound volume. 3. Speaker power/connection/cable. 4. CD/DVD-ROM drive. Real-Time Clock Real-time clock is inaccurate. 1. Ensure the information in the Standard CMOS Feature of BIOS Setup is set correctly. 2. RTC battery. 3. Main board Audio Audio software program invokes but no sound comes from speakers. 1. Speaker power/connection/cable. Modem Modem ring cannot wake up system from suspend mode. 1. For the External Modem, make sure Power on By Ring in BIOS Setup or Power Management is set to Enabled. For the PCI modem, make sure Wake up by PCI card is set to Enabled. 2. If PCI modem card is used, reinsert the modem card to PCI slot firmly or replace the modem card. 3. In Win 98, ensure the telephone application is configured correctly for your modem and set to receive messages and/or fax. Data/fax modem software program invokes but cannot receive/send data/ fax 1. Ensure the modem card is installed properly. Fax/voice modem software program invokes but has no sound output. (Data files are received normally; voice from modem cannot be produced, but system sound feature works normally.) 1. Ensure the modem voice-in cable from modem adapter card to main board Video and Monitor 63 Video memory test failed. Video adapter failed. 1. Remove all non-factory-installed cards. 2. Load default settings (if screen is readable). 3. Main board Display problem: - Incorrect colors No high intensity Missing, broken, or incorrect characters Blank monitor (dark) Blank monitor (bright) Distorted image Unreadable monitor Other monitor problems 1. 2. 3. 4. Display changing colors. 1. Monitor signal connection/cable 2. Monitor 3. Main board Monitor signal connection/cable. Monitor Video adapter card Main board Chapter 4 Error Symptom Display problem not listed above (including blank or illegible monitor). Chapter 4 Action/FRU 1. “Monitor" 2. Load default settings (if screen is readable). 3. Main board 64 Error Symptom Action/FRU Parallel/Serial Ports Execute “Load BIOS Default Settings” in BIOS Setup to confirm ports presence before diagnosing any parallel/serial ports problems. Serial or parallel port loop-back test failed. 1. Make sure that the LPT# or COM# you test is the same as the setting in BIOS Setup. 2. Loop-back. 3. Main board. Printing failed. 1. Ensure the printer driver is properly installed. Refer to the printer service manual. 2. Printer. 3. Printer cable. 4. Main board. Printer problems. 1. Refer to the service manual for the printer. Keyboard Some or all keys on keyboard do not work. 1. Keyboard Power Supply Pressing power switch does not turn off system. (Only unplugging the power cord from electrical outlet can turn off the system.) 1. Ensure the Soft-off by PWR-BTTN. in BIOS Setup of Power Management is not set to Instant-off. 2. Power switch cable assembly Pressing power switch does not turn on the system. 1. Ensure the power override switch (situated at the back of the machine, just above the connector for the power cable) is not set to OFF. 2. Power switch cable assembly. Executing software shutdown from Windows98 Start menu does not turn off the system. (Only pressing power switch can turn off the system). 1. Load default settings. 2. Reload software from Recovery CD. No system power, or power supply fan is not running. 1. Power Supply 2. Main board Other Problems Any other problems. 65 1. Undetermined Problems Chapter 4 Undetermined Problems If an error message is present, go to “POST Error Messages List” on page 118. If you did not receive any messages, if the symptom is listed in “or “Error Symptoms List” on page 120. If you still cannot solve the problem, continue with this check: 1. Check the power supply voltages. If the voltages are correct continue with the following steps: 2. Power off the system unit. 3. Perform the following checks, one by one, until you have isolated the problem FRU. 4. Load default settings in setup. 5. Check all main board jumper positions and switch settings. 6. Check all adapter card jumper positions. 7. Check all device jumper positions. 8. Check all cables and connectors for proper installation. 9. If the jumpers, switches and voltage settings are correct, remove or disconnect the following, one at a time: 10. Non-Acer devices T External devices T Any adapter card (modem card, LAN card or video card, if installed) T CD/DVD-ROM drive T Diskette drive T Hard disk drive T DIMM T Processor T Main board 11. Power on the system unit. 12. Repeat steps 2 through 5 until you find the failing device or adapter. Chapter 4 66 Chapter 5 Jumper and Connector Information Checking Jumper Settings This section explains how to set jumpers for correct configuration of the mainboard. Setting Jumpers Use the motherboard jumpers to set system configuration options. Jumpers with more than one pin are numbered. When setting the jumpers, ensure that the jumper caps are placed on the correct pins. Illustration Description The illustrations below show a 2-pin jumper. When the jumper cap is placed on both pins, the jumper is SHORT. If you remove the jumper cap, or place the jumper cap on justone pin, the jumper is OPEN. Short Open This illustration shows a 3-pin jumper. Pins 1 and 2 are SHORT. 1 2 3 Chapter 5 67 Checking Jumper Settings The following illustration shows the location of the motherboard jumpers. Pin 1 is labeled. Jumper Type Description CLR_CMOS 3-pin Clear CMOS BIOS_WP BIOS_TBL 3-pin 3-pin BIOS_WP BIOS_TBL Setting (Default) 1-2: CLEAR CMOS 2-3: NORMAL Before clearing the CMOS, make sure to turn off the system CLR_CMOS 1-2: FLASH WRITE UNPROTECTED 2-3: FLASH WRITE PROTECTED BIOS_WP 1-2: BOOT BLOCK DISABLE 2-3: BOOT BLOCK ENABLE BIOS_TBL 1 1 1 68 Chapter 5 Connecting Case Components After you have installed the motherboard into a case, you can begin connecting the motherboard components. Refer to the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Connect the CPU cooling fan cable to CPUFAN1. Connect the case cooling fan connector to SYS_FAN. Connect the case speaker cable to SPK1. Connect the case switches and indicator LEDs to the F_PANEL. Connect the standard power supply connector to ATX1. Connect the auxiliary power supply connector to ATX12V. CPUFA1/SYS_FAN: FAN Power Connectors Pin 1 Signal Name GND Function System Ground 2 +12V Power +12V 3 Sense Sensor SPK1: Internal speaker Pin Chapter 5 Signal Name 1 Signal 2 Buzzer 3 Key 4 VCC 69 ATX1: ATX 24-pin Power Connector Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 +3.3V 13 +3.3V 2 +3.3V 14 -12V 3 Ground 15 COM 4 +5V 16 PS ON 5 Ground 17 COM 6 +5V 18 COM 7 Ground 19 COM 8 PWRGD 20 -5V 9 +5VSB 21 +5V 10 +12V 22 +5V 11 +12V 23 +5V 12 +3.3V 24 COM ATX12V: ATX 12V Power Connector Pin Signal Name 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 +12V 4 +12V Connecting 20/24-pin power cable Users please note that the 20-pin and 24-pin power cables can both be connected to the ATX1 connector. With the 20-pin power cable, just align the 20-pin power cable with the pin 1 of the ATX1 connector. However, using 20-pin power cable may cause the system to become unbootable and unstable because of insufficient electricity. A minimum power of 300W is recommend for a fully-configured system. Illustration Description Users please note that when installing 20-pin power cable, the latch of power cable falls on the left side of the ATX1 connector latch, just as the picture shows. 20-pin power cable Users please note that when installing 24-pin power cable, the latches of power cable and the ATX1 match perfectly. 24-pin power cable 70 Chapter 5 Front Panel Header The front panel header (F_PANEL) provides a standard set of switch and LED headers commonly found on ATX or micro-ATX cases. Refer to the table below for information: Illustration Pin Signal Function Pin Signal Funcation 1 HD_LED_P Hard disk LED (+) 2 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED [dual color or single color (+)] 3 HD_LED_N Hard disk active LED (-) 4 FP PWR/SLP MSG LED [dual color or single color (-)] 5 RST_SW_N Reset Switch (-) 6 PWR_SW_P Power Switch (+) 7 RST_SW_P 8 PWR_SW_N Power Switch (-) Reset Switch (+) Key 9 RSVD Signal Reserved 10 No Pin Description Hard Drive Activity LED Connecting pins 1 and 3 to a front panel mounted LED provides visual indication that data is being read from or written to the hard drive. For the LED to function properly, an IDE drive should be connected to the onboard IDE interface. The LED will also show activity for devices connected to the SCSI (hard drive activity LED) connector. Power / Sleep / Message Waiting LED Connecting pins 2 and 4 to a single- or dual-color, front panel mounted LED provides power on/off, sleep, and message waiting indication. Reset Switch Supporting the reset function requires connecting pins 5 and 7 to a momentary-contact switch that is normally open. When the switch is closed, the board resets and runs POST. Power Switch Supporting the power on/off function requires connecting pins 6 and 8 to a momentary-contact switch that is normally open. The switch should maintain contact for at least 50 ms to signal the power supply to switch on or off. The time requirement is due to internal de-bounce circuitry. After receiving a power on/ off signal, at least two seconds elapses before the power supply recognizes another on/off signal. Chapter 5 71 Connecting Optional Components Refer to the following for information on connecting the motherboard’s optional devices: Audio1: Front Panel Audio Header This connector allows the user to install auxiliary front-oriented microphone and line-out ports for easier access. Pin 72 Signal Name 1 PORT-FL 2 GND 3 PORT-FR 4 ACZ-DET 5 PORT-ER 6 SENSE1_RETURN 7 SENSE B 8 KEY 9 PORT-EL 10 SENSE2_RETURN Chapter 5 F_usb1/f_usb2: Front Panel Usb Headers The motherboard has four USB ports installed on the rear edge I/O port array. Additionally, some computer cases have USB ports at the front of the case. If you have this kind of case, use auxiliary USB connector to connect the front-mounted ports to the motherboard. Pin Signal Name 1 USB DUAL VCC 2 USB DUAL VCC 3 USBP4- 4 USBP5- 5 USBP4+ 6 USBP5+ 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 USBOC45# NOTE: Please make sure that the USB cable has the same pin assignment as indicated above. A different pin assignment may cause damage or system hang-up. AUXIN: Auxiliary-in Connector This connector can be used as either CDIN1 or AUXIN connector. If it is used as an additional line-in audio (AUXIN) connector, it allows you to attach a line-in cable when your rear line-in jack is set as line out port for 4channel function. Pin Signal Name Function 1 AUXIN_L AUX In left channel 2 AGND Ground 3 AGND Ground 4 AUXIN_R AUX In right channel CDIN1: Primary CD-in Connector Pin Chapter 5 Signal Name 1 CD-IN-Left 2 GND 3 GND 4 CD-IN-Right 73 SATA1~SATA2: Serial ATA Connectors These connectors are use to support the new Serial ATA devices for the highest date transfer rates (150 MB/ s), simpler disk drive cabling and easier PC assembly. It eliminates limitations of the current Parallel ATA interface. But maintains register compatibility and software compatibility with Parallel ATA. Pin Signal Name Pin Signal Name 1 GND 2 TX+ 3 TX- 4 GND 5 RX- 6 RX+ 7 GND - - COM2: Onboard Serial Port Header Connect a serial port extension bracket to this header to add a second serial port to your system. Pin 74 Signal Name Function 1 NDCDB Data carry detect 2 NSINB Serial Data In 3 NSOUTB Serial Date Out 4 NDTRB Data terminal ready 5 GND Ground 6 NDSRB Date set ready 7 NRTSB Request to send 8 NCTSB Clear to send 9 NRIB Ring Indicator 10 Key No Pin Chapter 5 Chapter 6 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List This chapter gives you the FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) listing in global configurations of Aspire T600/AcerPower FV. Refer to this chapter whenever ordering for parts to repair or for RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization). IMPORTANT: Please note WHEN ORDERING FRU PARTS, that you should check the most up-to-date information available on your regional web or channel. For whatever reasons a part number change is made, it will not be noted in the printed Service Guide. For ACER-AUTHORIZED SERVICE PROVIDERS, your Acer office may have a DIFFERENT part number code to those given in the FRU list of this printed Service Guide. You MUST use the local FRU list provided by your regional Acer office to order FRU parts for repair and service of customer machines. IMPORTANT: Please note that Acer Corporation sells only the parts listed in the following table. Please be reminded that though some parts are disassembled in Chapter 3 for demonstration purpose, Acer Corporation does not provide these parts. NOTE: To scrap or to return the defective parts, you should follow the local government ordinance or regulations on how best to dispose it, or follow the rules set by your regional Acer office on how to return it.You can access to the website for the latest Parts version http://aicsl.acer.com.tw/spl/ Chapter 6 75 Aspire T600 Exploded Diagram 76 Chapter 6 AcerPower FV Exploded Diagram Chapter 6 77 Appendix A Model Definition and Configuration The Aspire T600/AcerPower FV Model No. Define: 1. Trade Mark: 2. Brand Name: Acer 3. Description: E91M, Intel 915GV+ICH6, P4 775pin / 4DIMM / 2PCI /1PCI-E 4. Product Name: Aspire T600/AcerPower FV Appendix A 78 Appendix B Test Compatible Components This computer’s compatibility is a test plan released by Acer Internal Testing Department. Once the final report is available, this chapter will be revised accordingly. Appendix B 79 Microsoft Windows XP Home Environment Test Item Specifications Model Description Mother Board ECS Intel 915GV+ICH6, P4 775pin / 4DIMM / 2PCI /1PCI-E E91M Rear I/O Shielding Rear I/O Shielding FOR E91M MB E91M + Rear I/O Shielding MB Kit P4 540 (3.2G 1M 800FSB) JM80547PG0881M P4 530 (3.0G 1M 800FSB) JM80547PG0801M P4 520 (2.8G 1M 800FSB) JM80547PG0721M 505-Prescott 2.66GHz JM80547PE0671M RM For Socket T For 775 CPU Cooler Processor Intel Retention Module Foxconn Cooler Foxconn FXC heatsink (PKP219GB1U12) + Sunon Fan (PMD1208PKV1-A) 4300RPM System Fan Sunon Sunon 92X92X25mm 2200RPM System Fan KDE1209PTV3 DDR 333 256MB 0.11u (black) HYS64D32300GU-6-C DDR 333 512MB 0.11u (black) HYS64D64320GU-6-C DDR 333 128MB 0.11u HYS64D16301HU-6-C DDR 333 512MB 0.11u HYS64D64320HU-6-C Memory-DDR333 Infineon Nanya DDR 333 256MB 0.14u 32M*8*8 NT256D64S88B1G-6K DDR 333 512MB 0.14u 32M*8*16 NT512D64S8HB1G-6K DDR400 256MB 0.11u (Black) 32M*8*16 CL=3 (Middle/ April) HYS64D32300GU-5-C DDR400 512MB 0.11u (Black) 32M*8*16 CL=3 (Middle/ April) HYS64D64320GU-5-C Nanya DDR400 128MB NT128D64SH4B1G-5T Nanya DDR400 256MB NT256D64S88B1G-5T Nanya DDR400 512MB NT512D64S8HB1G Micron DDR 400 256MB, 0.11u CL = 3 MT8VDDT3264AG-40BGB Micron DDR 400 512MB, 0.11u CL = 3 MT16VDDT6464AG-40BGB Memory-DDR400 Infineon Nanya Micron Apacer DDR400 256MB UNB PC3200 Cl3 HDD-SATA Seagate Seagate Puma SATA 80G 7200RPM 8MB ST380013AS Seagate Puma SATA 120G 7200RPM 8MB ST3120026AS Seagate Puma SATA 160G 7200RPM 8MB ST3160023AS WD SATA 120G 7200RPM (Middle/April) XL80II WD1200JD-22HBB0 WD SATA 160G 7200RPM (Middle/April) XL80II WD1600JD-22HBB0 WD SATA 200G 7200RPM (Middle/April) XL80II WD2000JD-22HBB0 WD SATA 250G 7200RPM (Middle/April) XL80II WD2500JD-22HBB0 16X/40X (Black) SOHD-167T (Black) Lite-On 52X/32X/52X CD-RW LTR-52327S (black) HLDS 52X/32X/52X GCE-8525B(black) WD DVD-ROM Lite-On CD-RW 80 Appendix B Item Specifications Model Description SuperMultiPlus HLDS 8X DVD SuperMultiPlus (black) GSA-4082B (Black) Tuner Card w/FM/ NTSC /ATX Bkt (Philip MK3 Tuner + 883 chip) LR 6613-NTSC Tuner Card w/FM/ PAL /ATX Bkt (Philip MK3 Tuner + 881 chip) LR 6611-PAL Tuner Card VP-3020C DTV-T card with ATX bracket VP-3020C Askey HSF, v.92 56K, standard ATX bracket 1456VQHT5 (INT1) GVC F-1156I(+)/R12-AAP TV Tuner card Leadtek Digital TV Tuner Card TwinHan Modem Card Housing Foxconn Microtower / 3.5"*3 + 5.25"*2 (black) H602 housing PSU FSP Power Supply FSP300-60THA(1) 24 pin-Non-PFC Power Supply FSP300-60THA(1PF) 24 pin-PFC 1.44M 3.5" (black) JU-256A198PC 3.5" (black) 6-in-1 card reader UCR-61 RF external receiver WUR0355T Wireless KB (silver), KBR0355, US ver., 104 keys WUR0355T Chicony wireless mouse (silver), MSR0238T MSR0238T FDD Panasonic Card Reader ECS Wireless Reciever Chicony Wireless KB Chicony Wireless Mouse Chicony Appendix B 81 Item Specifications Model Description PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, US Ver., 104keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, T.Chinese Ver., 104keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Arabic Ver., 104keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Thai Ver., 104keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Spanish/US Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Int'l US Ver., 104keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Canadian/French Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Brazilian Ver., 107keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, UK Ver., 104keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, French Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Germany Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Italian Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Swiss Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Swedish Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Belgium Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Dutch Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Holland Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Spanish Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Portugese Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Iceland Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Norwegian Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Hebrew Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Polish Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Slovenian Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Slovakian Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Turkey Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, RussiamVer., 104keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Hungaria Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Greek Ver., 104keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Denmark Ver., 105keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Czech Ver., 104keys PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, US Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Arabic Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Int'l US Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, UK Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, French Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Germany Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Italian Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Swiss Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Swedish Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Belgium Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Dutch Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Holland Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Spanish Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS 82 Appendix B Item Specifications Model Description PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Portugese Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Iceland Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Norwegian Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Hebrew Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Polish Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Slovenian Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Slovakian Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Turkey Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, RussiamVer., 104keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Hungaria Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Greek Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Denmark Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS PS/2 Keyboard, KBP2971, Czech Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU0355, US Ver., 104keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, T.Chinese Ver., 104keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, In'l US Ver., 104keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Arabic Ver., 104keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Thai Ver., 104keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Germany Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Italian Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, French Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Sweden Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, UK Ver., 104keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Spanish Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Dutch Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Portugese Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Canadian/French Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Brazilian Ver., 107keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Swiss Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Belgium Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Holland Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Iceland Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Norwegian Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Hebrew Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Polish Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Slovenian Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Slovakian Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Turkey Ver., 105keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, RussiamVer., 104keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Hungaria Ver., 105keys Appendix B 83 Item Specifications Model Description USB Keyboard, KU0355, Greek Ver., 104keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Denmark Ver., 104keys USB Keyboard, KU0355, Czech Ver., 104keys USB Keyboard, KU-0355, US Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, In'l US Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Arabic Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Germany Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Italian Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, French Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Sweden Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, UK Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Spanish Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Dutch Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Portugese Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Swiss Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Belgium Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Holland Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Iceland Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Norwegian Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Hebrew Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Polish Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Slovenian Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Slovakian Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Turkey Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, RussiamVer., 104keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Hungaria Ver., 105keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Greek Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Denmark Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS USB Keyboard, KU-0355, Czech Ver., 104keys, Japan ABS Mouse Logitech USB Optical Mouse, 2 button+wheel (silver) M-UV ACR1(black) USB, 3" *2 Thyme510(white)(black) Speaker Neosonica 84 Appendix B Appendix C Online Support Information This section describes online technical support services available to help you repair your Acer Systems. If you are a distributor, dealer, ASP or TPM, please refer your technical queries to your local Acer branch office. Acer Branch Offices and Regional Business Units may access our website. However some information sources will require a user i.d. and password. These can be obtained directly from Acer CSD Taiwan. Acer's Website offers you convenient and valuable support resources whenever you need them. In the Technical Information section you can download information on all of Acer's Notebook, Desktop and Server models including: T Service guides for all models T User's manuals T Training materials T Bios updates T Software utilities T Spare parts lists T TABs (Technical Announcement Bulletin) For these purposes, we have included an Acrobat File to facilitate the problem-free downloading of our technical material. Also contained on this website are: T Detailed information on Acer's International Traveler's Warranty (ITW) T An overview of all the support services we offer, accompanied by a list of telephone, fax and email contacts for all your technical queries. We are always looking for ways to optimize and improve our services, so if you have any suggestions or comments, please do not hesitate to communicate these to us. Appendix C 85